They are Burdensome Isaiah 46:1-2 NASB Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their images are consigned to the beasts and the cattle. The things that you carry are burdensome, A load for the weary beast. They stooped over, they have bowed down together; They could not rescue the burden, But have themselves gone into … Continue reading Porn, The Idol
Songs
A Living Hope
New Birth 1 Peter 1:3-5 NIV Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is … Continue reading A Living Hope
Mutual Encouragement
Obedience of Faith Romans 1:1-7 ESV Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of … Continue reading Mutual Encouragement
The Old Church
Yesterday, I received notice that the building where my husband and I had first met, and where our relationship first began 47 years ago, had gone up in flames overnight. It had begun as a church building in 1885, but that church fellowship apparently sold it to the University of Akron in 1952 (1). That … Continue reading The Old Church
Keep On Trucking
Your Sting? 1 Corinthians 15:55 ESV “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” Because the first man Adam sinned against God, all have sinned. For, because of Adam’s sin, God put a curse upon humans and on the earth. We are, thus, all born under the curse of sin and … Continue reading Keep On Trucking
Be Still, My Soul
The Lord put this hymn in my mind today to speak encouragement to my heart: Be Still, My Soul Katharina von Schlegel / Jean Sibelius Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side. Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain. Leave to thy God to order and provide; In every change, He … Continue reading Be Still, My Soul
Y’all Agree
No Divisions 1 Corinthians 1:10 NASB Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. On what are we all supposed to agree? On … Continue reading Y’all Agree
Speak to One Another
Walk in Love Ephesians 5:1-2 NASB Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. When we believe in Jesus Christ, to be Lord and Savior of our lives, … Continue reading Speak to One Another
The Bragging Liar
Rock of Our Salvation Psalm 95:1-2 NIV Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. Jesus Christ, God the Son, the second person of our triune God – Father, Son … Continue reading The Bragging Liar
Living a Lie
Listen Diligently! Isaiah 55:1-3a ESV “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen … Continue reading Living a Lie
